Israel vs Qatar: Military spending, per capita

Israel
3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Qatar
5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2022
Israel rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Israel
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person in Israel, a difference of 2,202 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.7 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Israel ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 171 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 3,492 constant 2022 US$ per person 4,091 constant 2022 US$ per person 598.93 constant 2022 US$ per person Qatar
1980s 3,085 constant 2022 US$ per person 3,744 constant 2022 US$ per person 658.37 constant 2022 US$ per person Qatar
1990s 2,433 constant 2022 US$ per person 2,883 constant 2022 US$ per person 450.24 constant 2022 US$ per person Qatar
2000s 2,185 constant 2022 US$ per person 2,446 constant 2022 US$ per person 261.36 constant 2022 US$ per person Qatar
2010s 2,496 constant 2022 US$ per person 2,534 constant 2022 US$ per person 38.05 constant 2022 US$ per person Qatar
2020s 2,841 constant 2022 US$ per person 4,718 constant 2022 US$ per person 1,877 constant 2022 US$ per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Israel or Qatar?
Qatar, at 5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person against 3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Israel and Qatar?
2,202 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Israel ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.